Tired of all those “Best of” blog posts that purport to survey the entire annual output of our hobby and then objectively single out a few for praise, when really the writers are probably just picking the stuff they liked? Fie on such pretense, I say! Welcome to Poe Plays Favorites 2008 (PPF08), in which [...]
Good morning, faithful readers! With any luck, I’ll finish up the 2008 “awards” post today that I’ve been working on for the past week, but to tide you over, head to the Fwoosh and check out their advance review of MOTUC Stratos and Faker. I’ll be here, stewing in my envy. The best tidbit I [...]
Every supervillain in the 1980s had a member of his entourage who served a special purpose: whipping boy. For Megatron, it was Starscream. For Darkseid on Super Powers, it was Kalibak. For Shredder, it was Bebop and Rocksteady (though Shredder was arguably the whipping boy for Krang). For Darth Vader, it was the Imperial Admiralty. [...]
Business as Usual by Brian McCarty
Never mind the Jail Cell Joker mentioned in the previous post–is a Movie Masters Michael Keaton Batman on the way? UPDATE: Ha ha. Bastards.
Today’s daily list at Topless Robot was written by yours truly: The Ten Best Repainted Action Figures of All Time A new website has been launched to celebrate the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ 25th Anniversary: www.tmnt25.com I’m surprised this custom figure hasn’t appeared in a Star Wars novel or comic yet (via Great White Snark) [...]
A038 Killer Moth by HamSalad Poe’s note: Every pic I see of wave 6 makes me more impatient for my CSC order to ship…and I thought I’d be OK for a while after getting the Walmart wave. Anyway, Drury Walker here looks awesomely goofy.
I spent about an hour on the new Odds ‘n Ends pic, so I hope you like it–’cause you ain’t gettin’ anything else! I decided to go with a more vertical look this time around. You’d be amazed at how much I mess around with the positioning of the items until I’m satisfied with the [...]
I just submitted my judge’s picks for the 2008 Poppies–the pop culture collectibles awards organized by Michael Crawford, now in its second year. Even if you’re not a judge, you can still participate in the People’s Picks by filling out the form here.
Studios tell toy stories (Variety) – So, is the He-Man movie on track again? Last I heard it had been condemned to development hell. Playmates 6″ Terminator: Salvation figures up for pre-order (CSC) – Not sure about the humans, but the endoskeletons and the tank look cool. There are 3 3/4″ figures too for those [...]